| Sabuni's brush-furred rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Lophuromys |
| Species: | L. sabunii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophuromys sabunii W.N. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Mulungu, Leirs, Corti & E. Verheyen, 2007 [2] | |
Sabuni's brush-furred rat (Lophuromys sabunii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] It has been recorded from Tanzania. [1]
The brush-furred mice, genus Lophuromys are a group of rodents found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are members of the subfamily Deomyinae, a group only identifiable through molecular analysis. Lophuromys is also known as the brush-furred rats, harsh-furred rats or coarse-haired mice.
The short-tailed brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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The yellow-bellied brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It lives in rainforest and swamps. Although the species is considered to be rare, there do not seem to be any extant major threats to the population, and it is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.
The medium-tailed brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It lives in rainforest and swamps. It is a rare species which is threatened by habitat loss.
The black-clawed brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Rahm's brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Mount Cameroon brush-furred rat or Rosevear's brush-furred mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, plantations, and rural gardens.
The Woosnam's brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat types include mountain forest clearings and bamboo forests.
Ansorge's brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was identified in 1896 by de Winton as L. ansorgei. However, it was widely regarded as L. sicapusi until 2000, when Walter Verheyen, Theo Dierckx, and Jan Hulselmans published a study to the Bulletin of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences describing it as a distinct species.
The Mount Lefo brush-furred mouse, also known as Eisentraut's brush-furred rat or, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Mount Lefo, the western area of Cameroon.
Dudu's brush-furred rat is a rodent belonging to the genus Lophuromys. It is native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Kisangani to the eastern mountains of Garamba, Blukwa and Djugu to Irangi.
Verhagen's brush-furred rat is a rodent belonging to the genus Lophuromys. It is found between 2600 and 3050 m on Mount Meru in Tanzania. The species is named after Ronald Verhegen for his contributions to the ecology of small mammals of Tanzania.
Stanley's brush-furred rat is a species of brush-furred mouse found in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Makundi's brush-furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Tanzania.
Machandu's brush furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from the Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.
Kilonzo's brush furred rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from Tanzania.
The Sheko Forest brush-furred rat is a species of brush-furred mouse found in Ethiopia.
The North Western Rift brush-furred rat is a species of brush-furred mouse found in Ethiopia.
The Mount Chercher brush-furred rat is a species of brush-furred mouse found in Ethiopia.
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